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Aap Tepper (b. 1991) is a visual artist based in Tallinn, Estonia. He is known for works that explore the tangents between memory, space and photographic representation. Using personal images and pictures found on social media or in archives, his works derive their form primarily through site-specific installations. Since 2016, Tepper has worked in the Film Archive of the National Archives of Estonia, where he conducts experiments on the position of artist-in-archive, resulting in critical gestures that address the representation of archived images. Tepper is a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Arts MA programme in photography (2016) and is one of the founders and leaders of the Rundum platform launched in 2013.
CONTACT
aap.tepper(at)gmail.com
+37253451945
EDUCATION
2013 - 2016 Estonian Academy of Arts / Fine Arts, Photography MA
2010 - 2013 Estonian Academy of Arts / Photography BA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 "The Shadow of Oru Palace", Toila Gümnaasium, Toila alevik
2019 "The Shadow of Materiality", Ag47 gallery, Tartu
2018/2019 "Displaced Time: 10 Photos from the Restricted Collections", Film Archives, Tallinn
2015 "Artefacts from Photographic Heterotopia", Toila alevik
2014 "Rundum showcase: Manifesta, Aap Tepper", part of parallel programme of Manifesta 10, Rundum artist-run space at Taiga, Moshkov pereulok 2, St.Petersburg
2014 "Micro", co-exhibited with Mari-Leen Kiipli, Kulla Laas, Aap Tepper, Mari Volens, Draakoni gallery, Tallinn
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 "Tierras malas", curated by Annika Toots, Vaal gallery, Tallinn
2021 "Digital Dark Age", curated by Anete Skuja, Latvian Museum of Photography, Riga
2021 "Isolation Dialogues", Jaani Seek gallery, Tallinn
2017 "Defitsiidist Taaskasutuseni", curated by Maarja Hindoalla, National Archives of Estonia gallery, Tartu
2016 "Defitsiidist Taaskasutuseni", curated by Maarja Hindoalla, National Archives of Estonia gallery, Tallinn
2016 "TASE'16", Estonian Academy of Arts MA Grad Show, SUVA Sukavabrik, Tallinn
2015 "Prosu(u)mer", (with Rundum) curated by David Raymond Conroy, EKKM, Tallinn
2015 "Youth as Lifestyle", curated by Marika Agu, Nele Ambos, Hanna-Liis Kont, Julia Polujanenkova. Tartu Art Museum
2015 Rundum Tartus, "Loading..100%", curated by Andres Tali, Tartu Monumentaalgalerii, Tartu
2014 "Books!", curated by Marko Mäetamm, Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn
2014 "Side-effects II", curated by Laura Kuusk and Pascale Riou, Grenoble old museum-library, Grenoble, France
2014 "Man can turn in a circle and in doing so turn towards any point at will", Raja gallery, Tallinn
2013 "Rundum Starting", Rundum Artist-Run Space, Tallinn
2013 "Approaches", curated Anu Vahtra and Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo, Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn
2013 ".GIF IT SPACE", supervised by Camille Laurelli, Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
2013 "From the window all that could be seen was a receding gray", curated by Laura Toots, Katarsis project space, Tallinn
PERFORMANCES
2017 "Symphony of Streams", sound performance,Oru Park, Toila parish
2016 "Phonographic Composition of Toila parish's Seashore", site-specific sound performance, Oru park, Toila parish
2015 "Application Generator", with Rundum artist-run space, Monumentaalgalerii, Tartu
ADDITIONAL / CURATORIAL
2017 – Poppositions 2017, Kristina Õllek, "WHEN YOU HAVE THE OBJECT ITSELF IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES / Poppositions"
2015 "Where the Place Begins", curated by Valerie Senden and Manuel Wischnewski, Kunsthaus Dahlem, april – june
2015 Internship at Neue Berliner Räume, Berlin, curatorial assistance, february - june
2013 – ... RUNDUM artist-run space
2013 Artist Camille Laurelli assistant for Side Effects exhibition at EKKM
2013 Artist Karel Koplimets assistant for Köler Prize nominees exhibition at EKKM
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
2015 Adamson-Eric Young Artist Prize, with Rundum collective
WORKSHOPS
2014 "Hidden Echoes", workshop supervised by Lucy Harrison (GB), Estonian Academy of Arts
2013 Gif medium workshop, supervised by Camille Laurelli (FRA/EST), Estonian Academy of Arts
2012 London Frieze Art Fair and local art scene, supervised by Maria Arusoo
2011 Graphic design workshop, supervised by Mikk Heinsoo, Estonian Academy of Arts
PUBLICATIONS
2021 "Displaced Time", edit. Aap Tepper and Annika Toots, National Archives of Estonia
2019 "The Forgotten Garden" (Visual essay), Estonian Art, 19/2, Edit.
2017 "What To Do Together", Rundum artist-run space
2017 "WHEN YOU HAVE THE OBJECT ITSELF IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES / Poppositions"
2014 "ARTGUIDE", Manifesta 10 Special Issue
2014 "Side effects", Le Syndrome Stenhal
2011 ERKI FASHION SHOW 2011 catalogue
ARTICLES
Sommer-Kalda,Sirle. "Oru lossi taastamine kirjutaks mälu ümber", Põhjarannik, 27.08.2022
Sommer-Kalda,Sirle. "Aap Tepper näitab nõukogude võimu alla neelatud aega", Põhjarannik, 05.03.2022
Mürk, Maarin. "Speak to us, documents from the former restricted collections!", Kunst.ee, 4/2019
Kuusk, Laura. "Fotofiltri nostalgia/Photo Filter Nostalgia", Positiiv 28/2017 Kevad/Spring
Upan, Siret. "Nostalgia lõhn, Kolm kõige enam meelde jäänud tööd", Sirp 17.06.2016
Toots, Annika. "Mäletamise ja unustamise vahel: foto kui mälu meedium Eesti kunstis alates 1990. aastatest", näituse „Plahvatusest tasandikule. Eesti kaasaegne foto 1991-2015“ kataloog
Karro, Piret. "Tühjus ja tarbimine". Sirp, 02.10.2015
Karro, Piret. "Nooruse joovastusest kainenemine". Müürileht, 02.04.2015
Talvistu, Peeter, "Niiske püssirohi", Sirp, 23.01.2015
Vangonen, Joonas. "Noorusest, emotsioonideta", Sirp, 17.04.2015
2014 Kaljo, Hanna Laura. "The Elusive Form of Rundum Artist-Run Space", Estonian Art Magazine nr 2/2014
Kübar, Eva. "Kust saab kunstnik inspiratsiooni?", 30.04.2014
Toots, Annika. „Kohalolek Raja galeriis“, Sirp 24.01.2014
Luiga, Martin. "Pisteline kontroll pealinna galeriides", ZA/UM’i blogi, 08.05.2014
Varblane, Reet. „Taas üks toimekas kunstipaik“, Sirp 08.11.2013
Müürileht 29. „Rundum alustab!“, sügis 2013
Laul, Mario. “Enesepeegeldused ja tulevik”, Sirp, 25.04.2013
2013 Mürk, Maarin. "Aknast ei näinud muud kui taanduvat halli". Artishok, 16.04.2013
INTERVIEWS
Annika Toots, „Digiteerimine kui tõlkeprotsess“, Sirp, 31.03.2023
Rūdis Bebrišs, "Can't measure quality in pivvvhxels", echogonewrong.com, 09.2021
Kuusk, Laura. "Fotofiltri nostalgia/Photo Filter Nostalgia", Positiiv 28/2017 Kevad/Spring
Kaljo, Hanna Laura. "The Elusive Form of Rundum Artist-Run Space", Estonian Art Magazine nr 2/2014
Mürk, Maarin. Kunstiministeerium, Klassikaraadio, 13.10.2014
Adermann, Tõnn. Näitus “Mikro ning ettearvamatust ja petlikust fotorepresentatsioonist", Delta, Klassikaraadio, 08.05.2014
Preiman, Siim. “Ainulaadne ja asendamatu Rundum”, Sirp 26.09.2014
OTHER
"Hobusepea galeriis saab näha EKA fotograafiatudengite töid", ERR uudised, 18.04.2013
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